The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-12
ment in the face.
the vote, as follows
This is shown by
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| Erwin. :....... ...,.. .Farnor.
nempn1ll. ....,.. Lawyer.
ft0Weal.. ..'........... Lawyer.
| lzlar...... ........"....I Lawyer.
henneuy. y..''.....'..... Lawyer.
nIcM8Slor. Lawyer.
mOOre.. .......".........Iawyer.
munro. ..................L Lawyer.
Patterson.. ....... Lawyer.
tSuanlc.: ..............." Lawyer.
beylioluS.. .....,.......LGWyer.
| Smith. ...Farmer.
Smytno... Law yer.
W1ngard. ...............F Farmer.
M0uofu. .............Farmer.
Mlllams. ..,......... .PreQchcr.
1ouInans. ...:..... Mer'nt and farmer
| total 2l, Of whom eleven are lawyers, six
are tarmers, two are doctors, one is a preach
| er and ono Is a merchant.
This looks very much like the coli.
gachy of lawyers" Of whom I have
spoken SO often heretofore, did it ?
1t looks very much like the non. agri
cultural members Of the Senate, at
all events, are willing to sneer at
and spit upon farmers efforts to Oh.
tain "control Of our peculiar affairs"
If the six farmer Senators controlled
the fifteen non agricultural Senators
in their action, it is the first instance
on record of an agricultural tail wag.
ging the legal dog. If the farmers
| whose votes sent these men to the
Senate have any selfrespect; if they
have any manhood and proper
sense Of resentment; if they are not
the dogs they are taken for, they will,
when the time comes, see to it that
the men who thus contemptuously
put this indignity upon them are
properly rewarded. If we cannot
reorganize the agricultural depart
ment, we can reorganize the Sen.
ate. The farmers Of the State
are fast sinking to the level of
serfs-hewers of wood and drawers
of water for others. An Efficient and
representative board Of agriculture,
together with an agricultural college
to act rs o pioneer in mapping out
the new system Of farming we are
compelled to pursue ere we can ex.
pect any change for the better,
could do much to aid and assist them
to recover their lost prosperity. But
these six agricultural Solons and
their fifteen professional associates
say to them in effect: "You don't
know what you want. We will con.
tinue to tax you to support a depart
ment of agriculture which you do
not feel is beneficial to your interests
as now conducted, because qvs like
it. We will vote your money TO
support the South Carolina College
and Citadel because ave think those
schools are all we need; but your
Agricultural College is humbug.
We know it. Wisdom will die with
u.s. So we will not even spend your
own money to investigate the matter
and let commission report so we
can act intelligently."
1t may be said the farmers in the
Senate were divided, as they were
six for and six against the bill.
Then if the professional men in the
Senate had needed light as to the
wishes Of the farmers of the State,
If the actions of two farmers con.
ventions had no weight, the almost
unanimous vote by which the bill
passed the House, composed largely
of farmers, should have made them
hesitate to postpone it.
But l have my own opinion as to
how this thing was brought about.
visited Columbia three times during
the recent session Of the Legislature.
l kept my eyes and ears open. |
learned great deal that would be Of
value to the people if had time to
tell it, and I will, when occasion
offers, let out some of the "true in.
wardness" of what 1 saw and learned.
l could tell why and how the hopes
OF the people as regards reforms and
redction Of expenditures, etc., re.
suited only in the cutting off of n
beggarly thousand dollars-the Lieu.
tent Governors salary. 1 could show
that once an abuse is planted and
takes root in South Carolina it is
harder than nut grass to get rid Of.
But just now I will only give my be-
lief as to why the Senate postponed
the bill to reorganize the agricultural
department.. OF course some Of the
Senators voted against it because of
their resentment against "Tillman
dictation," for Mr.. Gonzales says so;
some voted-two at least-because
they never vote against one ofthe Sen.
ators from Charleston, so | am told
others voted against it because l am
credited with having had much to do
with the slaughter of the Columbia
Canal and the Ring wanted revenge,
though, to tell the truth, I am totally
innocent in that matter. Some voted
against it because farmers and "farm.
ers' movements stink in their nos.
trils. But the real cause, though
many Senators do not know it per.
haps, is that The phosphate interests of
the State are controlled Jy the DEPART.
ment Of Agriculture, a,,d the Coosa,v
Mining Company is too aoeN sutisfed
qotM the present management Of that
interest TO altow q change JU could